Methven
Methven is a small town with a population of 1,900 people, and the home of Mt. Hutt ski area in Canterbury, New Zealand. Approximately 93 km from Christchurch International Airport, the area is renowned as being a year-round base for action sports enthusiasts, being home to a wide range of activities.
- Type: Town with 1,920 residents
- Description: town in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Methven, New Zealand”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Ōpuke Thermal Pools and Methven School.
Methven
- Category: locality
- Location: Ashburton District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.6324° or 43° 37′ 57″ south
Longitude
171.6473° or 171° 38′ 50″ east
Population
1,920
Elevation
319 metres (1,047 feet)
Open location code
4V8H9J9W+2W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Methven” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميتهفن”
- Asturian: “Methven”
- Catalan: “Methven”
- Cebuano: “Methven”
- Chinese: “梅思文 (紐西蘭)”
- Dutch: “Methven, New Zealand”
- French: “Methven”
- German: “Methven”
- Japanese: “メスベン”
- Malay: “Methven, New Zealand”
- Maori: “Piwakawaka”
- Polish: “Methven”
- Russian: “Метвен”
- Turkish: “Methven”
- Urdu: “میتھون، نیوزی لینڈ”
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Places to explore: Cairnbrae and Highbank.
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